Voting Rights Past And Present, Milwaukee Bucks, Wisconsin Legends

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There's been plenty of sparring between Democrats and Republicans in the last few years over voting laws...but Cynthia Schuster and Mike Arnold's guest historian says this is nothing new, and voting rights has been a contentious issue for decades. They also discuss the future of the Milwaukee Bucks franchise, and learn about Wisconsin Legend Thornton Wilder.

Democrats and Republicans are debating over voter identification laws, poll access, and other election issues leading up to the November elections. Central Time historian Jonathan Pollack says there's nothing new about the debate--and that voting rights have been a contentious issue for decades.

The Milwaukee Bucks will soon be under new ownership after Herb Kohl announced he was selling the team for $550 million. A sports reporter talks about the sale, and what it means for the team's chances of staying in Milwaukee.

American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for his playsOur Town and The Skin of Our Teeth and he won a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day. Wilder was born in Madison on April 17, 1897. His nephew Tappan Wilder will tell us about Wilder's Wisconsin influences and a caraeer that went from Broadway to Hollywood and from deep philosophy to Hello Dolly.

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